Putin: US, Russia to return ambassadors to their posts

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the U.S. and Russia agreed to send their ambassadors back to their respective posts in Moscow and Washington, a claim that was not immediately confirmed by the White House.

“We agreed that they would return to their service,” Putin said at a news conference following a summit with President Biden in Geneva.

Putin did not offer specific timing on the exchange but indicated it could happen over the next few days.

The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.

President Biden held his own news conference later Wednesday, during which the issue of ambassadors was not addressed.

Russia recalled its ambassador to the U.S. in March after Biden said in a news interview that he believed Putin to be a killer. John Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, flew back to Washington in April amid increased tensions between the two countries.